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ISBN 10: 1786764679 
ISBN 13: 9781786764676
Author: Emile Bouchard

Increasing concern about over-reliance on antibiotics (resulting in antimicrobial resistance), as well as broader concerns about animal welfare, have put greater emphasis on preventative measures in maintaining the health of farm animals. Herd health management (HHM) programmes take a population approach based on quantitative epidemiology which makes it possible to assess disease risk and, as a result, prevent and manage diseases more effectively. Improving dairy herd health reviews key challenges in dairy herd health management, such as effective monitoring and diagnosis of infectious diseases, as well as recent developments in areas such as disease prevention and disease surveillance. This collection reviews HHM issues across the dairy cow life cycle, from reproduction and calf health to the transition stage and replacement of stock. Later chapters discuss the successful implementation of HHM programmes in specific instances, from maintaining udder and hoof health, to preventing metabolic disorders, bacterial and viral diseases, as well as parasitic infections.

Improving Dairy Herd Health 1st Table of contents:

Part 1 Principles
1 Key issues in dairy herd health management
1 Introduction
2 Key features of herd health management
3 Concepts in measuring disease and performance
4 Using data in herd health management
5 Herd health management in practice: initiating change
6 Herd health management in practice: implementing change
7 Summary
8 Where to look for further information
9 References
2 Key issues and challenges in disease surveillance in dairy cattle
1 Introduction
2 Theory of disease surveillance
3 From disease surveillance toward disease prevention
4 High-risk periods for dairy cows
5 Biomarkers of disease risk
6 Interventions and economic value of surveillance systems
7 Future perspectives
8 Where to look for further information
9 References
3 Advances in techniques for health monitoring/disease detection in dairy cattle
1 Introduction
2 Shift in the veterinary profession
3 Information management systems
4 On-farm diagnostic tests
5 Electronic devices and precision livestock farming technologies
6 Case study: detecting subclinical ketosis in dairy cows
7 Conclusion and future trends in research
8 Where to look for further information
9 References
4 Data-driven decision support tools in dairy herd health
1 Introduction
2 Big data and decision analysis
3 Whole-dairy-farm systems simulation
4 The University of Wisconsin-Madison Dairy Management website
5 Data-driven decision support tools: mastitis as a case example
6 Conclusion
7 Where to look for further information
8 References
Part 2 Prerequisites
5 Advances in understanding immune response in dairy cattle
1 Introduction
2 Genetics for dairy health
3 Epigenetics
4 Heat stress, climate change and immunity
5 Crossbreeding and immunity in dairy cattle
6 Colostrum and calf health
7 Conclusion
8 Where to look for further information
9 References
6 Dairy cattle welfare and health an intimate partnership
1 Introduction
2 The welfare implications of common dairy cow diseases
3 Subclinical diseases
4 Stress and immune function
5 Mental health
6 Case study: the health and welfare of cows in Indian shelters
7 Summary
8 Future trends in research
9 Where to look for further information
10 References
Part 3 Health at different stages in the life cycle
7 Optimising reproductive management to maximise dairy herd health and production
1 Introduction
2 Grouping animals to measure individual animal reproduction limits
3 Measuring reproductive performance
4 Production-related reproductive indices for pasture-based seasonally calving herds
5 Diagnostic reproductive indices for pasture-based seasonally calving herds
6 Production-related reproductive indices in year-round calving herds
7 Indices used to diagnose causes of inadequate herd reproduction
8 Monitoring bull breeding
9 Management of herd limits to reproduction: anoestrus
10 Clinical examination and treatment of anoestrous cows
11 Improving oestrus detection
12 Controlled breeding programmes for oestrus synchronisation
13 The role of nutrition in limiting and optimising reproduction
14 Managing abortion
15 Conclusion and future trends
16 Where to look for further information
17 References
8 Managing dry cow udder health
1 Introduction
2 Mammary gland involution
3 Milk cessation methods: impacts of gradual versus abrupt milk cessation
4 Dry cow therapy
5 Other dry cow management practices
6 Conclusion and future trends
7 Where to look for further information
8 References
9 Managing calves/youngstock to optimise dairy herd health
1 Introduction
2 Costs of heifer rearing
3 Targets for heifer rearing
4 Start of the dairy herd health lifecycle
5 Impacts of calfhood nutritional management on subsequent dairy herd health
6 Impacts of calfhood diseases on subsequent dairy herd health
7 Role of vet in communicating best practice in youngstock management
8 Conclusion and future trends
9 Where to look for further information
10 References
10 Managing replacement and culling in dairy herds
1 Introduction
2 Culling definitions, culling risks and culling reasons
3 Poor health and conformation as risk factors for culling
4 Herd effects on the risk of culling
5 Heifers
6 Cost of culling
7 Economic decision-making
8 Environmental impact
9 Future trends in research
10 Where to look for further information
11 References
Part 4 Particular health issues
11 Optimizing udder health in dairy cattle
1 Introduction
2 Mastitis diagnosis
3 Mastitis immunology
4 Antimicrobial treatment of mastitis
5 Preventive management
6 Milking machine and milking
7 Approaching herd health problems
8 Conclusion and future trends
9 Where to look for further information
10 References
12 Optimising foot health in dairy cattle
1 Introduction
2 Claw horn disruption – a paradigm shift
3 Aetiopathogenesis of white line bruising and lesions
4 Aetiopathogenesis and control of digital dermatitis
5 Summary and critical control points
6 Case study
7 Emerging diseases and future concepts
8 Where to look for further information
9 References
13 Preventing bacterial diseases in dairy cattle
1 Introduction
2 Pathogen host environment: an overview
3 Disease detection
4 Risk assessment tools
5 Future trends in research
6 Where to look for further information
7 References

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